# Simarwara Durgapur Village, Patepur, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/patepur/simarwara-durgapur/ Village · Patepur, Vaishali # Simarwara Durgapur Simarwara Durgapur is a village in Patepur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,332 people in 1,746 households**, the 4th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 9,332people (2011) - 1,746households - 64.6%literacy - 951females per 1,000 males ## Simarwara Durgapur PIN code and other codes Simarwara Durgapur falls in Patepur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSimarwara - Community development blockPatepur - Census village code235122 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Simarwara Durgapur from nearby towns? - Patepur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)36 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)36 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Simarwara Durgapur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Simarwara Durgapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patepuir - ○Degree college10+ km · Mahua - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Patepur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Simarwara Durgapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Simarwara Durgapur Of every 100 households in Simarwara Durgapur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Simarwara Durgapur · ■ Patepur rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **3% Toilet within the home ****31%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **96% Use banking services ****69%** **49% Television ****15%** **9% Mobile phone ****71%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Simarwara Durgapur? ■ Simarwara Durgapur · ■ Patepur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **937 Working population ****27.2%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 56.7% for women. 43% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 579 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (15%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 548 (22%) · **■** Marginal 988 (39%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Patepur - Bardiha Turki11,633 people - Malpur Urf Dilawarpur11,252 people - Tisiauta Dhrampur9,368 people - Khesrahi Urf Raghunathpur9,291 people - Azizpur Chandi9,146 people - Balgaon Chandpura Buzurg8,736 people - Marai Dih7,783 people [All 143 villages in Patepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/patepur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Simarwara Durgapur from Hajipur?36 km by road - What is the population of Simarwara Durgapur?9,332 (Census 2011) - Which district is Simarwara Durgapur in?Vaishali district (Patepur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Simarwara Durgapur?64.6% (Census 2011)